Commercial

LendInvest offering bubbly opportunity at NACFB Expo

LendInvest is offering brokers attending the NACFB’s Commercial Finance Expo the chance to win...

Asset finance sector continues to grow

Asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 2% in April,...

Together helps Crystal client let down by another lender

Together and Crystal Specialist Finance joined forces to assist a client with a buy-to-let...

UK a hotbed for ‘microbusinesses’

There are 2.17 million microbusinesses with fewer than nine employees across the UK, Direct Line...

Shawbrook revises commercial offering

Shawbrook’s Commercial Mortgages division has made changes to its commercial and semi-commercial product range for...

39% of small businesses look to invest in IT

A new survey commissioned by asset finance and leasing specialist Norton Folgate has revealed...

SMEs worried about their prospects over next 12 months

SMEs in the UK are deeply concerned about the outlook for the economy, according...

P2P platform appoints former Aldermore heavyweight

Peer-to-peer lending platform CrowdProperty.com has announced the appointment of Mark Stephens as non-executive director....

Shawbrook changes short-term loan criteria

Shawbrook Bank has made four tweaks to its criteria for short-term loans (STL) following...

Key hires for OneSavings Bank brands

OneSavings Bank has made a series of new appointments across its Kent Reliance, InterBay...

IGF ABL funds £1.5m management buy-out

IGF Asset Based Lending (ABL) has facilitated the management buy-out (MBO) for Testing Solutions...

BFS appoints UK risk director

Bibby Financial Services has appointed Ray Lowrey as UK risk director. First joining the business funder...

Committee questions further P2P regulation

Andrew Tyrie MP, chairman of the parliamentary Treasury Committee, has written to Tracey McDermott,...

Brightstar launches EasySource

Brightstar has officially launched its new sourcing system, EasySource, today. The system, which took two...

COMMENT

Busting the myths that stop homeowners protecting their income

In my role at LifeSearch, I spend a lot of time talking to mortgage advisers, brokers, and, increasingly, customers directly. One thing comes up time...

Stop tinkering: Why mortgage tech needs a proper overhaul

Let’s be honest. If you work in the UK mortgage market right now, you know we’re all running pretty fast just to stand still. Between...

This is a different mortgage market and borrowers are reacting to it

It is important to be clear about what has changed in the mortgage market over the last month or so, because the latest data-specific...

The rise of larger deposits

The first-time buyer profile is changing. Increasingly, buyers are entering the market with larger deposits than at any point in recent years as many...

Is life insurance too confusing to buy?

While there are peaks and troughs depending on where we look, the UK life insurance market is typically quite flat, including mortgage-related protection. Recent data...

Latest news

CHL cuts buy-to-let rates by up to 25bps

CHL Mortgages has reduced rates across its short-term let and limited edition buy-to-let ranges. The...

Darlington cuts rates across buy-to-let and specialist ranges

Darlington Building Society has reduced mortgage rates by up to 50bps across its buy-to-let,...

HTB backs £2.4m Mitcham scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank has provided a £2.4m development finance facility for a mixed-use scheme in...

The Mansfield reports record mortgage lending for second year running

Mansfield Building Society has reported record mortgage lending for the second successive year, after...

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